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This Happy Birthday World! Sensory Bin is a super fun way to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, since birthday-related themes, decorations and activities acknowledge that Rosh Hashanah is the birthday of the world in a way kids can understand and, of course, have a great time with. What You’ll Need Flour Oil Sprinkles Number candles (5783 for …
My kindergartner (and the toddler too!) has been loving transfer activities so this simple Pomegranate Seed Count & Transfer was such an easy and fun way to let them practice this skill while learning about another symbol of Rosh Hashanah. And of course practicing counting too! We’ve been working a lot with these tongs because …
This Bee Matching activity is a fun one to practice color identification and color matching as well as discussing the Rosh Hashanah symbol of bees and honey. I was so excited to make these adorable little wooden bees and even more excited to see my kids enjoy matching the bees with the corresponding colored honeycomb. …
My toddler has been especially into beading lately which made this sweet Apple Beading craft all the more enjoyable! It’s a super simple premise and setup and allows for lots of fine motor practice. And ends with a beautiful Rosh Hashanah decoration! The kindergartener and third grader also took part, sometimes working side by side. …
To continue our fun Rosh Hashanah apple symbol learning, I set up this simple Apple Yarn Wrapping invitation. It took some focus from the kids and even some try, try, try again mindset to figure out how to wrap the curved sides to create a sweet little Rosh Hashanah apple decoration. What You’ll Need Cardboard …
This year we created another super simple Rosh Hashahanh set up with this Apple Picking Sensory Bin, but added a fun extension twist by including apple counting cards to practice those math and counting skills. Learn about the Rosh Hashanah tradition of picking apples and practice math in a fun way? Always a cause for …
I made a simple Apples and Honey Tracing board out of cardboard years ago but revamped it this year as a printable for the preschool. Of course I was more than happy to have it already prepped and ready for my own kids because it’s such an easy and fun way to practice that pincher …
We do lots of apple and honey activities in preparation of Rosh Hashanah and this Messy Apple and Shaving Cream Honey play was a super fun way to talk about the tradition of dipping apples in honey, and getting our hands dirty at the same time! Dip your apple into some messy shaving cream honey …
My eight-year-old daughter and I made these Rosh Hashanah Beehive Candleholders and I love them! This DIY only took about 15 minutes to make and cost less than $5! And, it captures a fun and sweet symbol of the New Year holiday. Such a total win! I love seeing these Beehive Candleholders on our High …
With Rosh Hashanah just a little over a month away, we set up our High Holidays 2022/5783 Shelfie and invited the kids to learn, explore, and play with all things High Holidays!! Remember the beauty of shelfies–grab what you have on hand or can easily put together, display in an inviting way, and just let …
